ALLEN — The Allen ISD Board of Trustees on Monday authorized the use of up to $2 million in existing bond funds to repair widespread structural problems at Eagle Stadium.

But officials said the district doesn’t expect the money to come from its coffers because they’re counting on general contractor Pogue Construction and design firm PBK to pay the bills.

“The $2 million is only a security blanket for the district so we don’t slow the process,” Superintendent Lance Hindt said.

Engineering consultants hired by the district reported in June that they found extensive structural flaws in the $60 million facility, which opened in 2012.

An investigator with Nelson Forensics told district officials that the problems are “primarily engineering failures.”

The investigation found design flaws in seven major areas: concourse framing, retaining walls, press box support columns, the press box structure, single-story structures, the main scoreboard and the durability of the stadium.

Hindt said the stadium will be fixed in five phases.

The district doesn’t have a total cost for the repairs yet. Waiting for design work and final cost estimates would delay Allen ISD two or three months, Hindt said.

Officials hope to reopen the stadium, which closed in February, by graduation day 2015.

On Monday, trustees authorized Hindt to execute contracts for the repairs. He said he expects to know the cost of the first repair item, the main scoreboard, in two or three days.

PBK has said it will pay for the scoreboard, Hindt said.

PBK and Pogue are committed to covering the repairs at the stadium, officials said. Hindt said PBK and Pogue have agreed to have a third party mediate their discussions at no cost to the district.

But if the companies get bogged down debating their respective levels of liability, Allen ISD can proceed with the repairs with the expectation that it will be reimbursed later, the superintendent said.

“I can’t allow PBK and Pogue to dictate the timeline to get this stadium opened,” Hindt said.

Pogue is likely to participate in construction for the repairs, he said.

State law requires districts to procure contracts using traditional methods such as competitive bidding, competitive sealed proposals and others. Allen ISD has invoked a provision that allows districts to use other methods if a school facility experiences “a major unforeseen operational or structural failure.”

“We have spent many hours in closed session discussing the ins and outs with our attorney, and we have been well advised prior to making this decision,” school board President Louise Master said.

The 18,000-seat Eagle Stadium debuted to much fanfare in 2012. But Allen ISD closed the stadium after preliminary findings from the study it commissioned showed extensive concrete cracking at the concourse level.

In May, the district announced the venue would remain closed for the 2014 football season.